SOUTH-EAST QUEENSLAND WATER (DISTRIBUTION AND RETAIL RESTRUCTURING) ACT 2009 - SECT 99BR
Process for making
SOUTH-EAST QUEENSLAND WATER (DISTRIBUTION AND RETAIL RESTRUCTURING) ACT 2009 - SECT 99BR
Process for making
99BR Process for making
(1) To make a water netserv plan, an SEQ service provider must—
(a) give
public notice about the proposal to make part A of a water netserv plan; and
(b) carry out public consultation in relation to proposed part A of the plan,
including—
(i) making proposed part A of the plan available for inspection
for at least 20 business days; and
(ii) inviting submissions to the SEQ
service provider about proposed part A of the plan; and
(iii) considering
submissions mentioned in subparagraph (ii) ; and
(c) ensure proposed part A
of the plan is endorsed as follows—
(i) for a distributor-retailer—by each
participating local government for the distributor-retailer as being
consistent with the planning assumptions for its local government area;
(ii)
for a withdrawn council—by the council as being consistent with the planning
assumptions for its local government area; and
(d) subject to subsections (2)
to (5) , adopt the plan under section 99BRAB.
(2) A participating local
government or withdrawn council must endorse proposed part A of the plan if
the plan is consistent with the planning assumptions for its local government
area.
(3) After proposed part A of the plan is endorsed under subsection (1)
(c) , the SEQ service provider must ensure the proposed part A is endorsed by
the Planning Minister as being consistent with the SEQ regional plan.
(4) The
Planning Minister must endorse proposed part A of the plan if it is consistent
with the SEQ regional plan.
(5) An entity mentioned in subsection (2) or (4)
is taken to endorse proposed part A of the plan if the entity has not, within
30 business days after receiving it—
(a) refused to endorse proposed part A
of the plan; or
(b) asked the SEQ service provider to change proposed part A
of the plan.
(6) The SEQ service provider can not adopt the plan if proposed
part A of the plan is not endorsed by the Planning Minister.
(7) If the SEQ
service provider is a distributor-retailer, the SEQ service provider can not
adopt the plan if proposed part A of the plan is not endorsed by each of its
participating local governments.